Found 2 items, similar to autotrophic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: autotrophic autotrophic adj : of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis [syn: autophytic] [ant: heterotrophic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Autotrophic Autotrophic \Au`to*troph"ic\, a. [Auto- + trophic.] (Plant Physiol.) Capable of self-nourishment; requiring only minerals for growth; using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; -- said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes place, and certain bacteria. It is opposed to parasitism or saprophytism. [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5] 2. of or pertaining to an autotroph. [WordNet 1.5]